{"product_id":"alone-in-the-house-of-my-heart-poems-9780804012430","title":"Alone in the House of My Heart: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eDeeply rooted in respect and compassion for Appalachia and its people, these poems are both paeans to and dirges for past and present family, farmlands, factories, and coal.\u003c\/b\u003e Kari Gunter-Seymour's second full-length collection resounds with candid, lyrical poems about Appalachia's social and geographical afflictions and affirmations. History, culture, and community shape the physical and personal landscapes of Gunter-Seymour's native southeastern Ohio soil, scarred by Big Coal and fracking, while food insecurity and Big Pharma leave their marks on the region's people. A musicality of language swaddles each poem in hope and a determination to endure. Alone in the House of My Heart offers what only art can: a series of thought-provoking images that evoke such a clear sense of place that it's familiar to anyone, regardless of where they call home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKari Gunter-Seymour\u003c\/b\u003e is the 2020-24 poet laureate of Ohio and the author of \u003ci\u003eA Place So Deep inside America It Can't Be Seen.\u003c\/i\u003e A ninth-generation Appalachian, she is the editor of \u003ci\u003eI Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing: Ohio's Appalachian Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and the founder and host of the seasonal performance series Spoken \u0026amp; Heard. Her poems have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Ohio Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRattle\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Swallow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389046821138,"sku":"9780804012430","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e393f4eb-a9c5-42c0-bba3-340b101c1e9d.jpg?v=1728914525","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alone-in-the-house-of-my-heart-poems-9780804012430","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}